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Semi autos are the rage nowadays, especially with high capacity mags. However, in this day and age of ammo shortage, I have been forced to buy iffy ammo; questionable eastern europe ammo, really old ammo, etc. I've been playing casino games lately where the stakes is ammo instead of cash. I've won some ammo, but the conditions under which this ammo has been stored is questionable. Some ammo I won actually had a bit of green corrosion stuck to it. This causes jams in semi auto guns that require clearing, sometimes with minor gunsmithing. However, revolvers and bolt action rifles are easy to clear a bum round. For a revolver, just pull the trigger again to fire the next round. For bolt action rifles, just cycle the bolt again. There is no hiccup in my shooting with bolt guns nor wheel guns. However, with semi-autos, it is just frustrating to say the least to have a jam.

In a TEOTWAWKI scenario, L.A. riot, or post Katrina type event, I'd bet my life on revolvers and bolt guns as I'd imagine that ammo would really be scarce then.

P.S. Yes, I know it's cliche, but I've been playing cards with guns and ammo on the table.

P.P.S. When firing questionable ammo, be real careful of bullets getting stuck in the barrel due to insufficient powder charge. If another bullet gets fired into that, then you're gonna be in a world of hurt.